Pamphlet-binder.



C. EVANS.

PAMPHLET BINDER.

APPLICATION man ocr. 25. ms.

1 1 99,062 Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

CHARLES EVANS, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ZPAMPHLET-BINDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Sept. 26, 1916.

Application filed. October 25, 1915. Serial No. 57,671.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES EVANS, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Pamphlet-Binders; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in containers or binders forprinted matter and more particularly to an improved binder fortemporarily binding pamphlets, catalogues, or printed matter of likenature having covers of paper or like flexible material, or, in short,any form of bound or unbound printed or written matter of the characterdescribed.

It is well known to those accustomed to the care and handling of booksand familiar with the classification and arrangement of books,periodicals, and like printed matter, and the methods employed inlibraries for so doing, that considerable difiiculty is experienced inproviding for the arrangement and filing of pamphlets and like forms ofliterature so that this class of printed matter may be properly disposedof according to the usual methods of classification employed in thehandling of books, and at the same time protecting and supporting thepamphlets in a manner to prevent them from sagging and bending by theirown weight in the absence of proper supporting devices and therebybecoming permanently distorted and otherwise soiled and mutilated. Byreason of the nature of pamphlets and like forms of literature, it haseen ordinarily found impractical to arrange or classify them with booksrelating to the same subject or subjects, but, rather, a separate caseor file is usually employed in which the pamphlets are stacked or filedin such a manner as to prevent ready access to any particular pamphletand otherwise complicating the classification of the same for referencepurposes.

Among the purposes sought to be accomlished is to provide a temporarybinder or pamphlets and like forms of printed matter, designed toovercome the diificulties hereinbefore set forth in the handling anddisposition of pamphlets, and 1 9 further facilitate the classificationand arrangement of this form of literature, by providing a containerdesigned to receive a pamphlet and provided with means arranged toengage the pamphlet in such a manner as to support the same in uprightposition within the container. The binder is so constructed as to standupon edge and hold a pamphlet in an upright position therein. Thus thebinder with its inclosed pamphlet can be placed upon the shelves of abook case or otherwise handled with the same degree of accessibility,for the purposes of reference and classification, as a book or volume ofstiff binding.

The construction of a binder embodying my invention will be understoodfrom the description which follows and in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which I Figure 1 is a perspective view of thebinder in upright position, Fig. 2 is a perspective view looking towardthe front or fore-edge of the binder and showing the pamphlet supportingdevice; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail view showing the manner inwhich the supporting device is mounted in the binder.

Referring to the drawings, the binder comprises, in general, a hollowcontainer 10 or case of cardboard or like material, open along one sideor edge and provided within-the interior and adjacent to its open sidewith a device'or attachment designed to act as a support for thepamphlet within the binder, as will hereinafter bepointed out.

The container or case 10 is preferably constructed of stiff cardboard orlike material and has the form of a narrowor thin box like receptaclehaving side walls 11, 11 and connecting marginal walls 011 three sidesor edges, to wit, a bottom wall 12, a top wall 18 extending along theshorter sides of the container, and a rear wall 14: extending along oneof the longer sides, the side opposite said rear wall being open toprovide the opening of the container and through which the pamphlet isinserted.

The binder is designed to assume a vertical position when in use, and torest upon its shorter edge or bottom wall 12 in the same manner as aclosed book upon a shelf or other supporting surface, as shown in Fig.1, with the open side or edge in vertical osition.

A though the container ay be made of cardboard, as hereinbeforesuggested, it is preferable to make the container in such a manner as toresemble in appearance a closed book, by covering the foundation layersof cardboard with an outer covering of a more expensive grade of paper15, as shown in-Fig. l, or cloth such as that used in the binding ofbooks. In order to further carry out the resemblance to a closed book,it is desirable to curve the rear or back wall 1% of the binderoutwardly to a slight degree, thus providing the appearance of theconvexed back, common to the ordinary book. It is preferableto provideupon one of the side walls 11 a space 16 upon which may be printed orwritten the title of the pamphlet, or other information desired by thereader, this space being either provided.

directly upon the material of the binder or in the form of a labelapplied by adhesive to the surface thereof. Similar spaces or labels mayalso be applied to the back surface of the binder, as at 17, 17 (Fig.1), for a like purpose. I

The means for supporting a pamphlet in upright position within thecontainer comprises a rod or wire member 18 extending longitudinally ofsaid container andparallel with and spaced equal distances from the sidewalls 11, 11. The rod 18 is positioned adjacent to the opening at thefore edge of the container and preferably a short dis tance inwardlyfrom said opening. The rod 18 is preferably applied to the containerduring the process of manufacture and in.

the following manner: The ends of the rod or wire are provided withflattened portions 19, 19, which are extended through the top and bottomwalls and bent downwardly at right angles to the rod proper and againstthe foundation material of the container, as shown in Fig. 3. Uponapplying the outer cover 15 of paper or cloth, said ends of the rod 18are entirely covered thereby and become embedded in the walls of thefinished binder.

The function of the rod 18 is, as hereinbefore suggested, to provide asupporting or stiffening member for the pamphlet to be held within thebinder, as will be under stood from the following: The pamphlet isinserted into the open edge of the binder with its fore edge or unboundedges foremost, the rod 18 being so positioned that. it will enterbetween the'leaves of the pamphlet approximately at the center thereof.When the pamphlet has been fully inserted within the binder, its furthermovement will be limited by the contact of the rod 18 with the boundedges of said pamphlet, said rod or wire being retained between theleaves and against the bound margin. In this manner the rod acts toprovide a support, in the nature of a stiffening member, for said rearor bound edge of the pamphlet,

my invention makes it possible to treat a pamphlet in the same manner asa book, in, that it may occupy a position upon a shelf without the useof auxiliary supporting means for holding the pamphlet in an upright andflat position, thus makingit possible to conveniently classify andarrange all printed matter relating to the same subject, regardless ofwhether it is bound in book or pamphlet form, and thus adding greatly tothe accessibility of the pamphlet for reference purposes. Furthermore,the pamphlet is protected from dust andinjury, and as a result will bemaintained in proper condition for subsequent binding. The. binderentirely conceals the pamphlet, and at the same time does not itselfdetract from the sightly appearance of a shelf, by reason of itsresemblance to a neatly bound volume and its ability to stand upright inthe same a manner as a bound book. t

i The details of construction of the binder may be modified withoutdepartingfrom the spirit of the invention, and for that reason I do notwish to be limited except inso far as expressly indicated in theappended claims.

I claim as my invention: 7

1. A'binder for pamphlets and the'like, comprising a container providedwith an opening to receive apamphlet, and'means 1 adjacent to saidopening forsupporting said pamphlet within said container.

2. A binder for pamphlets and the like, comprising a container providedwith" an opening along one edge thereof, and means 5 adapted to engage apamphlet inserted in said container to support a margin thereof parallelwith said opening.

3. A binder for pamphlets and the like, H

comprising a container adaptedto be supported upon edge and providedwith an opening arranged to extend vertically of said container, andmeans mounted in said container and adapted to engage a vertlcal marginof a pamphlet when inserted 111 said container to support said: pamphletin upright position therein,

4.1K binder for pamphlets and the like, comprising a container adaptedto be sup ported upon edge and. provided with an opening at one of itsvertical edges adapted to receive a pamphlet, and a member mounted insaid container and extending longitudinally and centrally of the spaceadjacent to said opening, adapted to engage and support the margin ofsaid pamphlet adjacent to said opening.

5. A binder for pamphlets or the like, comprising a container providedwith an.

opening extending longitudinally and at one edge thereof, and a rodmounted in said container adjacent to and extending parallel with thelongitudinal margins of said opend. A binder for pamphlets and the like,comprising a container having side Walls, comparatively narrowconnecting edge walls, and an opening in one of its longitudinallyextending edges, said container being adapted to be supported upon edgewith said opening in upright position, and a rod secured at its ends inthe top and bottom walls of the container and located a short distanceinwardly from said opening and midway between the side walls of saidcontainer.

In testimony, that I, claim the foregoing as my invention I affix mysignature in the presence of two witnesses, this 19th day of October, A.D. 1915.

CHARLES EVANS.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PooLE, CLARA L. PEOPLES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

